Thanks to everyone who presented, participated, and contributed to our sustainability seminar. It was a great success. A very special thank you to Ryan Nevius, and her team at Sustainable Midlands, who worked tirelessly on this effort.
Also, an extreme debt of gratitude must be paid to our guest speakers. They were inspirational, and we cannot thank them enough.
Thank you!
Dean of the Darla Moore School of Business, Hildy Teegen
Director of Sustainable Carolina, Michael Koman
Duke Energy Vice President of Sustainability, Shawn Heath
Cox and Dinkins Business Development Director, Ted Chalgren
The Noisette Company Director of Development, Jeff Baxter
Read more about it here:
http://www.dailygamecock.com/news/item/3711-moore-school-seminar-teaches-benefits-of-sustainability
Net Impact is a global network of students and business leaders committed to positively changing the world through business. At the University of South Carolina, Moore School of Business, we strive to promote the concepts of sustainability in its many applications through advocacy, education, and service, while empowering students with the tools to become responsible business leaders of the future.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Sustainable Business Seminar - Feb. 27th
The New Path to Profit: Developing a Sustainability Plan for Your Business
Sustainable Midlands and the Moore School Net Impact Chapter will host a sustainability seminar titled “The New Path to Profit: Developing a Sustainability Plan for Your Business.” The seminar will be held on February 27th, 2012 from 2 to 4:30 at the Lumpkin Auditorium at the Darla Moore School of Business. The event will offer local businesses information on the value of developing a sustainability policy and how that policy can lead to reduced costs and improved profits. Seminar objectives include: understand the principles of a sustainability policy; identify the steps of developing a sustainability plan, and the marketing advantages of being a sustainable business.
The keynote speaker of the event is Shawn Heath, Vice President of Sustainability with Duke Energy. Duke Energy has a comprehensive sustainability plan and approach to business emphasizing people, the planet, and profits. This includes developing innovative products and services, reducing their environmental footprint, building stronger communities, and demonstrating strong governance and transparency.
Dean Hildy Teegen of the Darla Moore School of Business will also speak at the seminar. Sustainable enterprise and development is the strategic direction of the Moore School, executed through its commitment to training the next generation of business leaders to value corporate responsibility.
Additional speakers at the seminar are sustainable business leaders working in the state of South Carolina. These include Ted Chalgren, business development manager of Cox and Dinkins, and Jeff Baxter, director of development of The Noisette Company.
The seminar will be held February 27th on the 8th floor of the Darla Moore School of Business in the Lumpkin Auditorium from 2-4:30 p.m. Reservations are required and there is a fee of $20, which includes conference materials, reserved parking and a wine and cheese networking session following the conference. For reservations and additional information visit www.sustainablemidlands.org , or purchase tickets below.
Contact Information:
Ryan Nevius
Executive Director
Sustainable Midlands
803-381-8747
www.sustainablemidlands.org
Sustainable Midlands and the Moore School Net Impact Chapter will host a sustainability seminar titled “The New Path to Profit: Developing a Sustainability Plan for Your Business.” The seminar will be held on February 27th, 2012 from 2 to 4:30 at the Lumpkin Auditorium at the Darla Moore School of Business. The event will offer local businesses information on the value of developing a sustainability policy and how that policy can lead to reduced costs and improved profits. Seminar objectives include: understand the principles of a sustainability policy; identify the steps of developing a sustainability plan, and the marketing advantages of being a sustainable business.
The keynote speaker of the event is Shawn Heath, Vice President of Sustainability with Duke Energy. Duke Energy has a comprehensive sustainability plan and approach to business emphasizing people, the planet, and profits. This includes developing innovative products and services, reducing their environmental footprint, building stronger communities, and demonstrating strong governance and transparency.
Dean Hildy Teegen of the Darla Moore School of Business will also speak at the seminar. Sustainable enterprise and development is the strategic direction of the Moore School, executed through its commitment to training the next generation of business leaders to value corporate responsibility.
Additional speakers at the seminar are sustainable business leaders working in the state of South Carolina. These include Ted Chalgren, business development manager of Cox and Dinkins, and Jeff Baxter, director of development of The Noisette Company.
The seminar will be held February 27th on the 8th floor of the Darla Moore School of Business in the Lumpkin Auditorium from 2-4:30 p.m. Reservations are required and there is a fee of $20, which includes conference materials, reserved parking and a wine and cheese networking session following the conference. For reservations and additional information visit www.sustainablemidlands.org , or purchase tickets below.
Contact Information:
Ryan Nevius
Executive Director
Sustainable Midlands
803-381-8747
www.sustainablemidlands.org
Friday, November 18, 2011
A Night Out on the Town
Want to Win the Next No Single-Use Plastic Challenge? Stay at home!
Last night, despite the surprising drop in temperature, a bunch of Columbia residents and IMBA students alike, attended Vista Lights, a night when area stores open their doors and folks can congregate and share drinks on the street. It is a great event, and it was a great night.
Luckily, I was able to find a vendor selling cans of beer - which also came with reusable coozies to keep the hands warm. Even still, at the end of the night I broke down and did use a plastic cup. It was just too convenient, too accessible, and too cheap for me to turn down. Minus one point for me, but it makes you wonder what the average score of the typical attendee was?
Today is the last day of our challenge, but hopefully everyone who has participated, or witnessed someone participating, has at the very least learned to question what they consume. Thanks everyone and good luck on the final day!
-Nt
Last night, despite the surprising drop in temperature, a bunch of Columbia residents and IMBA students alike, attended Vista Lights, a night when area stores open their doors and folks can congregate and share drinks on the street. It is a great event, and it was a great night. However, as a participant in the No Single-Use Plastic Challenge, it was also an extremely difficult night. Single-use plastic was everywhere. Want a drink? Here is a pint in a plastic cup. Want to try this delicious looking steak? Here use this plastic skewer. Red-Bull sample? Here is another plastic cup! It was everywhere.
Luckily, I was able to find a vendor selling cans of beer - which also came with reusable coozies to keep the hands warm. Even still, at the end of the night I broke down and did use a plastic cup. It was just too convenient, too accessible, and too cheap for me to turn down. Minus one point for me, but it makes you wonder what the average score of the typical attendee was?
Today is the last day of our challenge, but hopefully everyone who has participated, or witnessed someone participating, has at the very least learned to question what they consume. Thanks everyone and good luck on the final day!
-Nt
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